President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is among the dozens of guests on the list to attend the president’s state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening.
It’s the first time the president will attend an official event with his son since Hunter Bidenreached a plea deal","link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/20/hunter-biden-reaches-plea-deal-with-feds-to-resolve-tax-issues-gun-charge-00102637","_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730000","_type":"33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df"},"_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730001","_type":"02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266"}">reached a plea deal to resolve a five-year federal investigation into his failure to pay about $1 million in federal taxes and his purchase of a handgun in 2018.
The president has so far refrained from commenting widely on his son’s legal woes, telling reporters, “I’m very proud of my son","link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://www.politico.com/video/2023/06/20/biden-im-very-proud-of-my-son-956400","_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730002","_type":"33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df"},"_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730003","_type":"02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266"}">I’m very proud of my son.”
But things could get awkward at Thursday’s dinner, as the president’s son comes up against some of his foremost critics. The list of expected attendees also includes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has lambasted the results of the Justice Department inquiry and has helped amplify Republican calls for further investigation into Hunter Biden and the Biden family.
“It continues to show the two-tier system in America.” McCarthy said","link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1671193694412713985","_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730004","_type":"33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df"},"_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730005","_type":"02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266"}">McCarthy said of the plea deal. “If you are the president’s leading political opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail and give you prison time. But if you are the president’s son, you get a sweetheart deal.”
Making for even more potential discomfort, Attorney General Merrick Garland — who has beencaught in the crossfire","link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://www.politico.com/video/2023/06/21/ag-garland-defends-doj-handling-of-hunter-biden-case-958154","_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730006","_type":"33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df"},"_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730007","_type":"02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266"}">caught in the crossfire of Republican attacks on the president’s son — is also on the guest list. Garland has found himself fending off repeated attacks from the GOP, which have only increased in intensity since the news of the plea deal and the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump","link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/trump-says-hes-been-indicted-in-classified-documents-probe-00101165","_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730008","_type":"33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df"},"_id":"00000188-e575-d672-adc8-fdf773730009","_type":"02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266"}">federal indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Several other members of the Biden family are also expected to attend the event, as are a mass of elected officials, White House officials, business leaders and celebrities.
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By: Kelly Garrity
Title: Hunter Biden on state dinner invitation list, along with McCarthy and Garland
Sourced From: www.politico.com/news/2023/06/22/hunter-biden-to-attend-state-dinner-with-mccarthy-garland-00103317
Published Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:21:59 EST
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